Mediterranean Diet Black Bean Brownies
Mediterranean Diet Black Bean Brownies, make this delicious dessert recipe gluten free or lower in carbs.
Servings: 16
Servings: 1g
Equipment
Ingredients
- Black Beans– 1 15 ounce can.
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder– ¼ cup.
- Baking Powder– 1 teaspoon.
- All Purpose Flour– ¼ cup. See post for alternatives.
- Banana- 1.
- Chocolate Chips– ½ cup plus additional as desired for topping.
- Maple Syrup– ¼ cup. See post for alternatives.
- Canola Oil– ½ cup.
- Vanilla Extract– 1 teaspoon.
- Chopped Nuts– ¾ cup plus additional as desired for topping.
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and prep an baking dish (9 X 13 works well) for nonstick. Parchment paper should work in this recipe.
- Rinse the black beans if you have not already done in cool water. Then allow the beans to drain.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk or mix together the unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, and flour.
- Next, use a food processor or good blender process together the beans and the chocolate chips until blended together. Then add the banana, syrup, and oil and continue to process.
- Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl, along with the vanilla extract, to the processor and process until smooth. The stir in the chopped nuts.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Top with any desired extra chocolate chips and nuts. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Then allow the brownies to cool on a rack before cutting.
Recipe Notes
This recipe calls for using a banana and oil instead of the usual dairy ingredients that are used in brownies. Also, this brownie recipe uses black beans which give these brownies a richer more fudge-like texture.
I also mentioned that the black beans should be prepared before adding them to this recipe.
This recipe calls for a 15 ounce can of black beans .
In a colander, rinse the black beans under cool water.
Then allow the beans to drain before adding them to this recipe.
Then allow the beans to drain before adding them to this recipe.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 49mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g
Please note: Nutritional data has been calculated using a tool that comes with this recipe card and not by me. This means that Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that you use. The accuracy of this tool may differ from other tools as expected. Also note that there is no instructional value to the video that may be attached to this recipe. It is only there for visual pleasure. For more information about the images in this recipe, please refer the the recipe instructions. Thank you!
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